A visit to the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery:
34.9426, -86.5989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pruit - McCaa Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pruit - McCaa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davie Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Cemetery
- Townsend Coover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDavid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- James Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Moore Cemetery
- New Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cole - Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Fork Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- McCaleb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCaleb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaleb Cemetery
- St. Rebecca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Rebecca Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rebecca Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Welbourn - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Edmund Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
- Murphy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Driskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Driskill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskill Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the State Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hazel Green.
- The State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gensis UMC Cemetery
- Stateline UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26448 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pruit - McCaa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazel Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Madison Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Elkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Howell Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Molino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Corder Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Cash Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pruit - McCaa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157501 (Pruit-McCaa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157501 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Madison
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fisk
- Location given for Pruit-McCaa Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9425876 Lon: -86.5988838
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pruit - McCaa Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |